Lattimore Hired to Fill City Fire Department’s Newly Created Full Time Position

September 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The City of Smithville has added a third full time paid firefighter to the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department.

During Thursday night’s regular monthly meeting, the aldermen voted to hire Glenn Lattimore upon the recommendation of Chief Charlie Parker. Lattimore has been a volunteer member of the department for 14 years. His budgeted salary is $35,131 plus benefits.

Chief Parker said Lattimore was one of two candidates for the new position and recommended after a review process.

“We went through the interview process last month. All six of our officers and Alderman Shawn Jacobs, who is the city’s fire department commissioner, sat in on the interview. We tried to take applications in house first. We had two applications, and we interviewed those two firefighters from our department. Both did an outstanding job but through scoring and everything else we selected Mr. Glenn Lattimore to be our new hire this year. Glen has been with us for 14 years as a volunteer for the department and he has done very well so far, and we have discussed with him moving forward what the new position will entail, and he is looking forward to doing that. He will start September 12,” said Chief Parker.

Chief Parker was the first member of the department hired as a full-time city firefighter in 2012. Dalton Roberts was added as the second city paid firefighter in 2020.

Every year during budget time, Chief Parker petitions the mayor and aldermen to fund more full-time paid firefighter positions based on need.

Members of the department ranging in years of service from one year to 42 years are Cole Wright, Tyler Cantrell, Dakota Nokes, Kim Johnson, Seth Wright, Dalton Roberts, Becky Atnip, Cory Killian, Glen Lattimore, Stephanee Wright, Gary Johnson, Lieutenant John Poss, Captain Jeff Wright, Deputy Chief Hoyte Hale, Lieutenant Donnie Cantrell, Lieutenant Danny Poss, Chief Charlie Parker, Wink Brown, Randall Hunt, Bradley Johnson, Dillon Hicks, C.J. Tramel, Kayla Johnson, Jeff Prisock, and Andrew Cooper.

September 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Smithville Mayor and Aldermen who were elected last month took their oath of office prior to the regular monthly city council meeting Thursday evening at city hall.

Municipal Judge Gayla Hendrix administered the oath to Mayor Josh Miller and Aldermen Beth Chandler and Don Crook. All terms are for 4 years. The remaining three Aldermen, Shawn Jacobs, Danny Washer, and Jessica Higgins will be up for re-election in 2024.

The first order of business during the meeting was Mayor Miller’s appointments to various city boards with the approval of the aldermen.

Those appointments are as follows:

Planning Commission: Dwain Snow, Meshia Johnson, and Caleb Gash as citizen members along with Alderman Don Crook to replace Mayor Miller as the city’s official representative on the Planning Commission. Gash will also join Snow and Alderman Jessica Higgins as members of the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Alderman Danny Washer- Vice Mayor and Commissioner of Streets and Safety

Alderman Beth Chandler-Water and Sewer Commissioner

Alderman Jessica Higgins-Finance Commissioner

Alderman Shawn Jacobs-Police and Fire Commissioner

Alderman Don Crook-Sanitation Commissioner

Beer Board- Citizen members Annette Greek and Steve Hays

Smithville Electric System Board: Mayor Josh Miller (city representative) and Jason Murphy (citizen member)

Smithville Airport Committee-Debbie Hitchcock (citizen member)

911 Board-Alderman Beth Chandler as city representative

City Judge-Gayla Hendrix reappointed to 4-year term.

Mayor Miller also remembered the late Wade Smith who served for several years as a citizen member of the Planning Commission. Smith passed away last Saturday. A plaque will soon be presented to his family.

September 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb County Tigers suffered their first loss of the season Thursday night falling to region foe Macon County in Smithville 21-13.

The Tigers, 2-1 overall and 0-1 in region play, will host Watertown (1-2) next Friday night, September 9. The purple Tigers have defeated Gordonsville 28 to 13 but lost to Fayetteville 36 to 12 and Westmoreland 20 to 0.

In the game Thursday night, Macon County got the ball first and scored on their opening 18 play drive taking 10:46 off the clock. Quarterback Kyle Shockley scored on a 1-yard keeper with 1:16 left in the first period and with kicker Bryson Higgins’ extra point Macon County took a 7 to 0 lead.

DeKalb County answered in the second period as Quarterback Briz Trapp found Malachi Trapp on a 12-yard touchdown pass completing a 33-yard drive. Juan Ortega booted the extra point and the Tigers had tied the game at 7-7 with 8:48 left before halftime.

DC threatened to score just before the intermission, but time  expired as Tiger Holden Trapp tried to get out of bounds with the ball to stop the clock.

The black and gold Tigers got the go ahead score with 7:48 left in the third period as Briz Trapp hooked up with Josh May on an 11-yard touchdown pass. Ortega’s PAT attempt sailed wide left, but DeKalb County led 13 to 7.

Macon County grabbed the lead again with 5:37 left in the third period as Gabe Borders took a direct snap on a 4th and 2 play from mid field and rambled 50 yards for a touchdown. Higgins tacked on the extra point and the visiting Tigers led DeKalb County 14-13.

Late in the third quarter DeKalb County lost its momentum and its starting quarterback as Briz Trapp left the game with an apparent shoulder injury after being sacked on a 3rd down and long play.

Jordan Parker came in for Trapp and finished the game but in one of his first passing attempts, Parker was picked off by Borders which set up the next score for Macon County.

The visitors extended their lead on a screen pass from Shockley to Borders with 3:43 left in the game and with the Higgins extra point Macon County went onto win 21-13.

Macon County improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the region.

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